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6,000 COVID 19 Positive Cases and Counting

Yes, you read that right. The people who have tested positive for Coronavirus stand 6,000 cases and counting. This figure coincides with yet another one that you should know about.…
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‘Still, I never gave up’ Wamaitha Karanja’s Battle with Desmoid Tumour

‘’Still, I never gave up’’ There is a certain finality in the way her words reverberate in the silence of her fathers compound that jolt me to pay close attention.…
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Cholera in Kenya Exposes Lethargy in Public Health Sector.

That there is a cholera outbreak in the country is no longer in doubt. What is doubt though is the numbers of those affected and the preparedness of both the…
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Kala-azar, a Neglected Tropical Disease that Kills

The simple yet deadly facts should compel any straight-thinking government to invest heavily in a disease that is easily preventable and curable. But that is not the case for Kala-azar.…
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A Digital Solution to Health; Akiba Ya Roho is Here

It is personalised, it is affordable and accessible to some of Nairobi’s residents in informal settlements. A program dubbed Akiba ya Roho is enlisting about 10,000 people  living in informal…
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Five Family Members Die in Grisly Accident along Voi-Mwatate Road

The mangled wreckage of the Nissan matatu bears testimony to the impact of the accident that claimed the lives of 5 family members on the Voi Mwatate road. They were…
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